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Found December 30, 2011 on Patriots Locker:
PLAYERS: Tom Brady,  Wes Welker,  Deion Branch,  Rob Gronkowski,  Aaron Hernandez,  BenJarvus Green-Ellis,  Stevan Ridley,  Danny Woodhead,  Ryan Fitzpatrick,  Steve Johnson,  David Nelson,  Scott Chandler,  C.J. Spiller
TEAMS: Buffalo Bills,  New England Patriots

The Patriots need a win this weekend or losses by both the Steelers and Ravens, to secure the #1 spot in the AFC Playoffs.  The Patriots can’t rely on Bengals’ and Browns’ upsets this weekend, so they need to beat the Bills.  The Patriots are razor sharp right now as they have won seven games in a row.  The Bills snapped a 7-game losing streak last weekend by thrashing the Broncos 40-14 in Buffalo.  The Bills are going to be confident coming into this game as they beat the Patriots 34-31 earlier this year in Buffalo.  Here is a look at the matchups in this game: When the Patriots have the ball:  The Patriots are going to come out throwing the ball this weekend.  Tom Brady will likely be looking to attack the weak corners of the Bills with a lot of passes to Wes Welker and Deion Branch.  But, don’t think for a minute that he’s not going to be throwing the ball to TEs Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez a lot in this game.  The Patriots will likely spread ...
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